[Skywarn] Skywarn ID cards

[Renee Woodward]

I was given a Skywarn ID number only after I completed their training from
the NWS in Sterling, Va.

On Wed, May 24, 2017, 7:47 PM Bob Burns W9BU <w9bu_lists at rlburns.net> wrote:

> The reality is that not all NWS offices and not all EMA managers issue
> Skywarn ID cards.
>
> The Indianapolis NWS office stopped issuing Skywarn ID cards many years
> ago. They keep track of who has had training and, if there's a question
> about a report, they verify the reporter against that list.
>
> My county's EMA Director only issues ID cards to rostered RACES
> volunteers, not to everyone who attends the annual Spotter Talk.
>
> To answer the original question, the first call one should make is to
> their local NWS office. Ask for the Warning Coordination Meteorologist
> and ask the WCM if that office issues cards.
>
> Bob...
>
>
> On 5/24/2017 3:33 PM, Lloyd Colston wrote:
> > On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 1:54 PM, <skywarn-owner at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> >> They do not issue numbers or ID cards anymore your best bet is to get a
> >> skywarn ID made.
> >>
> > Not quite 100% fact.
> >
> > Across the Nation, the Skywarn program is operated as a partnership with
> > local emergency managers and the National Weather Service Weather
> Forecast
> > Office.
> >
> > IF you actually HAD Skywarn training offered by either of those folks,
> you
> > would know who your local emergency manager or NWS trainer was.
> >
> > IF you want an identification card, you get one from either of those
> > folks.  No other credentials are possible.
> >
> > Please note that this item has been discussed at other times on this
> list.
> > Please review the archives ... http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/skywarn/
> > ... for information that has already been provided.
> >
> > Be safe.
> >
> >
>
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